The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-08-20
DOWN TO DEATH.
An Excursion Train Goes Through a
Cridgc Near Peoria. H., Causing
Great Loss Of Life.

eSP"'cn iroh tcorih, III, giving nm
account OF the terrible affair says: For
some days past the Toledo, Peoria 4 War
saw railroad has advertised an excursion
train to run to Niagara Falls and back at
reduced rates. The great heat here, and
the industry with which the excursion
was advertised, brought II to the notice OF
everybody, and large number OF citi-
zens from this and surrounding towns
avaied themselves Of II. When the train
pulled out last night there were twelve
coaches filed. A large crowd assembled
to see them OF, and as they pulled out of
tho station IT was noticed that the rrain
was double header; that is, that there
was an engine behind assisting the one in
front by pushing. Nothing more was
heard from the train until this morning
at o'clock, when dispatch wos received
that II had gone through bridge at
Chatsworth, and that one hundred peo-
pie were killed and as many more badly
injured. The trouble seems TO be that
the bridge over the yermillion river was
set on fire by the flames that have been
raging lately, and that the stringers were
90 weakened that they let the bridge down
In the bed OF the stream with all the cars.
An old Toledo. Peoria Western CON
ductor named George w. Scott, who left
here at ? o'clock this morning, has just
telegraphei that over one hundred are
killed, but that no one In the slee pers are
injured. This is regarded as authentic.
No names can be obtained. Engineer
Clintock WIS killed. The wreck is about
three miles from the station.
Chatsworth Is small town OF little
oyer one thousand inhabitants, located in
Livingstone county, abort distance west
Of Gilmore. IL is on n branch OF the ILL
NOS Central railroad and also on the main
liue OF the Toledo, Peoria a. Western. IL
Is ninety-six miles from Caicago.
late dispatch from Chatsworth, Ill,
says: The horrors OF the Chatsworth
wreck seemed dee pening early this morn
ing instead OF lessening. Added to the
pitiable spectacle of the dead and the
missries of the dying a stencil, sickening
~ foul, was issuing from the numerous
places where the corpses OF the victims
yet remained.
No pictures OF the horrible occurrences
Immediately succeeding the accident
could equal iu revolving details the scene
at the Toledo, Peoria d Western depot
here to-day The west end of the little
structure is coal house and lumber
room where, promiscuorsly stretched on
the floor In the coal and rubbish, were
seven unidentified bodies. Blood.stained,
bedragglei sheets and blankets we're
thrown loosely over each, but afforded lit
tie protection from the swarms OF flies
continuously lowering over them. The
awful odor emanating from the bodies
efectually kept the room clear of all but
the hardest Of the still lingering anxious
or curious crowds. The estimates of the
dead this morning are about the same as
the figures sent last night The eoroner's
list revised up TO the time the inquest
was resumed today foots up seventy six.
Notwiths standing contrary opinions ex-
pressed by the railroad officials, survey
of the wreck early day confirmed the
the elief that several bodies are still
under tho debris of the smashed engines
and cars The report yesterday that twenty
dead bodies we're at Piper City is dsnied
this morning by President Leonard OF
the Toledo, Peoria a. Western railroad.
Three or four of the wounded carried 10
Piper City yesterday died there, however,
SO that with the seyenty-six on the coro-
ner's list here and those supposed TO be
yet under the wreck the estimate OF eigh-
ty-four deaths appears to be very close to
the actual number. Information of tho
Piper City victims can beat be obtained
OF the company's officials, who have gone
10 Peoria.